The Life and Times of Menelik II: Ethiopia 1844-1913 |
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... British interests in the Sudan , to obtain British support . In January 1895 , the Italian Consul - Generat in Cairo told Lord Cromer that France had been actively urging Menelik to place his empire under her protection , and had ...
... British interests in the Sudan , to obtain British support . In January 1895 , the Italian Consul - Generat in Cairo told Lord Cromer that France had been actively urging Menelik to place his empire under her protection , and had ...
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Ethiopia 1844-1913 Harold G. Marcus. no confrontation between Leontieff's men and British officials . When the British protested about the substitution of a few Ethiopian flags for Union Jacks north - east of Lake Rudolf , 1 the emperor ...
Ethiopia 1844-1913 Harold G. Marcus. no confrontation between Leontieff's men and British officials . When the British protested about the substitution of a few Ethiopian flags for Union Jacks north - east of Lake Rudolf , 1 the emperor ...
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... British Harrington stood squarely behind the maintenance of Ethiopian independence , and approved Rodd's idea of a negative agreement . It would prevent France from making herself ' the dominating Power in Abyssinia ' , and protect British ...
... British Harrington stood squarely behind the maintenance of Ethiopian independence , and approved Rodd's idea of a negative agreement . It would prevent France from making herself ' the dominating Power in Abyssinia ' , and protect British ...
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